OAP jailed again for ignoring lifetime driving ban
A 71-year-old Dunfermline man, who has repeatedly ignored a lifetime driving ban, is back behind bars. Robert Murphy had been given early release from a jail term imposed in...
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“Recklessly” injected heroin into the arm of another person
A Fife man has appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court after injecting heroin into the arm of another male to his injury. Mark Anderson (28), of Nethertown Broad Street, Dunfermline,...
Visitor to Fife sent to jail for street assaults
A visitor to Dunfermline, who assaulted a man and woman in the street, is behind bars after the violence was captured on CCTV. Offshore worker Daniel Mallet, from Country...
Vicious street attack left woman with severe injuries
A Dunfermline woman’s drunken street assault on another female left the victim lying on the ground in a pool of blood with severe facial injuries. Laura McArthur (22), of...
Eight months jail term for stabbing her dad
A Dunfermline woman, who stabbed her dad during a drinking session with him, has been jailed. Laura Brearley (32,) of Kent Street, appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. ...
Fife woman started fire in her home and blamed it on “junkies”
A Dunfermline woman set fire to her ground-floor flat and blamed it on “junkies”, a court has heard. Elaine Mackie (54), currently a prisoner at Edinburgh, appeared from custody...
Woman’s mobile phone stolen in street robbery
A woman had her mobile phone stolen by a drug addict as she walked along a Dunfermline street. The victim chased after the thief as he ran off and...
“We’ve had a blast” – Fife nightclub set to close
A well-known Dunfermline nightclub is closing its doors after 37 years. Johnsons, in Pilmuir Street, has been popular with successive generations since it opened in the early ‘80s. At...
Jail for drunken lout who threatened Asda staff and customers
A Fife man, who caused drunken disturbances at a supermarket twice in the same night, has been jailed. People doing their shopping were challenged to fight by an intoxicated...
Woman accused of attacking police with knife
A 47-year-old Dunfermline woman is in custody following an incident which saw police cordon off streets and surround a house. The woman is alleged to have attacked two police...
